Yahoo! News: World - China

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• No respite for China likely from new Congress (Reuters)
• China's Liu leads Kohl, EU in Peace Nobel race: TV (Reuters)
• House vote raised odds of Senate action on yuan (Reuters)
• High amounts of heavy metals found in China tobacco (Reuters)
• China plans escape from economic binds (Reuters)
• Bosses who don't enter China's mines may be fined (AP)
• China reports 38 cases of mosquito-borne disease (AP)

No respite for China likely from new Congress (Reuters) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 05:41 PM PDT Reuters - A change of control of the Congress after next month's elections might take a harsh spotlight off China's currency, but direct it to other Chinese trade practices as well as security issues.

China's Liu leads Kohl, EU in Peace Nobel race: TV (Reuters) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:04 PM PDT Reuters - Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is the leading candidate to win the Nobel Peace Prize with the European Union and former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl also among the contenders, Norway's main television networks said on Thursday.

House vote raised odds of Senate action on yuan (Reuters) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 09:52 AM PDT Reuters - The odds for Senate action on a bill to get tough on China's currency practices improved after a bipartisan vote last week in the House of Representatives, proponents said on Thursday.

High amounts of heavy metals found in China tobacco (Reuters) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 04:55 AM PDT Reuters - Some Chinese cigarettes contain amounts of lead, arsenic and cadmium that are three times higher than levels found in Canadian cigarettes, a study has found.

China plans escape from economic binds (Reuters) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 03:37 AM PDT Reuters - China must narrow income gaps and break through tightening resource bottlenecks to unlock the potential needed for its next stage of growth, according to proposals for the nation's next long-term development plan.

Bosses who don't enter China's mines may be fined (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 01:42 AM PDT AP - Mine bosses in China who don't go underground with their workers will be severely punished under a new regulation that took effect Thursday in the latest bid to improve safety in the world's deadliest mines.

China reports 38 cases of mosquito-borne disease (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 01:32 AM PDT AP - China says at least 38 people in the southern part of the country have been infected with a mosquito-borne virus that causes an illness similar to dengue fever.

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